McCall-Donnelly School District follows the Idaho Common Core Standards, as outlined by the Idaho State Department of Education. By implementing the Idaho Common Core Standards we strive to develope all students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and writing skills; real-world skills that students need to be successful in college and in life. The standards are more rigorous than Idaho’s previous standards and are on a par with what is taught in leading countries around the world. These standards ensure that students here and across the country are taught to a higher standard than before.

Common Core

The Common Core has been in the news frequently with various opinions and thoughts. Review the standards yourself at corestandards.org, or visit with your school principal or the Curriculum director, David Pickard, to learn more about the standards. McCall-Donnelly School District is strongly supportive of the rigor and expectations for students and has been working hard to understand and implement the standards.

Click here to read an article written by Idaho Excellence for Education on the Common Core.

Smarter Balanced Assesment

For more information or to review sample test items click on this link.

Idaho Content Standards

Idaho State Department of Education information can be found here.

Resource Adoptions

Learn more about some of our recent resource adoptions. Please email me with any questions (dpickard@mdsd.org).

2019-2020 K-12 Science

2018-2019 K-5 English Language Arts, English Learner

2017-2018 Arts / Humanities, Health and Wellness, Physical Education, & Social Studies

If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback regarding the upcoming adoptions please let me know. 

2015-2016: K-5 Mathematics, 6-8 Mathematics, 8 Algebra/Geometry & High School Mathematics

2014-2015: Grades 6-12 Language Arts & Elementary Handwriting

2013-2014: Grades K-5 Reading

2012-2013: Grades K-5, 6-8 Science

2011-2012: Grades 6-8 Social Sciences & Business Tech

2010-2011: Health Curriculum